Year 2020 isn’t Twenty 20, Its a Test match; Play it like ‘Rahul The Wall Dravid’!

( Before Script: You would understand the above title easily if you follow cricket. If you are native of Western country or a middle east or a person who don’t follow cricket, I try to make it simple for you to understand.)

It was anticipated that the Globe would witness the first ever group of Billionaires will be on a Space tour in 2020. It was anticipated that flying cars would be a reality by 2020 in most of the super developed countries. There were many million more things that was predicted to happen in 2020. Unfortunately, as the adage goes - ‘’Man Proposes, God Disposes’’, man proposed many things, but Nature(God) had its own plans to fix the things. There are million secrets that Nature hides inside herself and possibly we Humans haven’t explored not even a nano thing what Nature is. Nature surprised us with its revelation of one of its organism(Corona Virus) out billion living species and the whole world has come to a halt now.

We, Indians, major part of the population follow cricket. Cricket dates back to mid of 16th century and it took centuries to penetrate people’s heart and mind. Cricket started with Test Matches played for 6 full days unlike soccer, volleyball or other games which would end in couple of hours. As of now, it has three formats, Unlimited overs(Test) Match, Limited overs (50 Overs One Day match) and latest one being 20 overs match (Twenty 20). 20 overs is a quick game, where entire match possible would get over in 3-5 hours, where as Test match would take 5 days. T-20 format of cricket rose to popularity in less than a decade time(thanks to IPL’s popularity)

One of the towering cricket player who has created history and makes his place among the top players of the Game is Rahul Dravid. He is fondly called as ‘’The Wall’ by fans and Jammy by his colleagues in Cricket. As a growing kid, I wasn’t that great a fan of Rahul Dravid as much as ‘Sachin The God Tendulkar’, though Dravid had his great fan following too. Dravid is a popular national crush for many girls, for his handsome looks and even more than that, everyone loves his Gentleman behavior and the way he conducts himself. Rahul was great in his skills, technique, his temperament to play the long standing defense without a score many times for hours together. He definitely irritated not just bowlers but a lot of cricket fans like me who just wanted quick runs(score) for our country. But, as I grew up and started playing at college level, I fell in love with test matches for which it shows the Real Strength, it tests every batsmen, it tests the character of the person, temperament of the person. It definitely requires a toughest mind set to stay at the middle of the pitch and play for long hours. My perceptions of Rahul Dravid changed and I fell in love with the Man, his character, his strength to focus at the hardest of the times. His knock at the Eden Gardens, Kolakata against Australia remains permanently etched in the memories of billions of hearts. His partnership with VVS Laxman changed the Indian cricketers belief and showed India can win against any country and from any situation.That’s just one among the numerous occasions that he has stood strong like WALL for the country.

T-20 is a fast game, its like 2 minutes maggi noodles. No doubt, it is tasty and fun. On the other side, Test match is like a Holige (South Indian Sweet Dish) and Holige Saaru(Sambhar of ollige), the taste gets better and better with the days go by! Or I can compare it to a old wine, the taste gets only better with the time.Both has its flavor. But, taste of latter is always long cherished and known for.

Now is the time for us to become like Rahul Dravid, To be THE WALL for yourself, for your family, for your community, for your society, for the country and for the World. Below are few qualities of Rahul Dravid that can help us in lock-down / Quarantine times:

1)Temperament:

Rahul Dravid holds the world record for the highest number of

partnerships made(700+) and highest number of runs(32039) in Test cricket, while no batsmen in the world has crossed 600 partnerships. This is the time for us to develop this temperament so that we all can sustain the current phase and build a long partnerships with our loved ones. Simple tip to develop it is: Be Conscious of your thoughts, actions, emotions and your energy!

2) Training: 

Dravid was a feast to watch - his stance, his cover drives, his techniques,his defense and his grace. It takes an enormous Training. During these times when we have an opportunity to work from, If you don’t have a schedule, You wil end up draining out more than what you would have drained out going to office. You need to make a schedule and stick to it. Train yourself and upgrade yourself with reading books, watch interesting documentaries, movies and web-series, do certification courses, learn a new language that you always wanted to learn, develop that new which you always wanted!

3) Mental Strength and Toughness:

40000+ Aussie fans gave Dravid a standing ovation for scoring 1 run after 40 balls (sarcastically tried to troll him), but Dravid trolled them all like a Boss (video).Keeping the presence of mind during the adverse times and channelizing anger and aggression in a way it has to be directed comes from a mind which is stable. Managing that intensity and balance even when the whole world is against you needs tough mind set. That comes from having a sense of determination to win for your family, people and your country. Another way to develop that is through a Yoga and Meditation.


4) Adaptability:

When India was in consolidation phase under Captain Sourav Ganguly(Dada), Dravid was asked to be wicket-keeper,which he gracefully accepted. (generally, player of that stature would’t accept it.) He was a Vice-captain and a Captain too. Surprisingly Dravid has bowled too. Now he is the coach of under-19 team. Adaptability comes with ACCEPTANCE. Sooner you accept, the faster you adapt. (Holds true universally for anything - career, relationships, disasters, business, sports, and Life itself)

5) Setting Legacy & Doing it for Next Generation. 

Bangalore University wanted to reward ‘Honorary Doctorate’ to rightfully deserved Rahul Dravid. But, Dravid with all the due respect rejected it. (Most of his fans like me feels that he could have accepted it as he has already studied and contributed so much to Cricket which last of Generations!) and post his retirement, He takes up the responsibility of nurturing young talents and under his mentor-ship, U-19 Indian team wins the Cricket World-cup!! This is the time for us to be doing highest for ourselves and to the next generation.


As of today on 3rd April, 2020, we are on 94th day of 2020, Its not even 100 days. As they tell in Cricket, we have entered nervous 90s and next 10 days are super crucial for us (w.r.t Corona virus). If you are out, the wall will be broken and your country will lose. I hope and sincerely pray that You play and win for your family, country. Because, we still have 272 days to go to complete 2020. Hence, Play safe, play defense, play secured, Play Gentle, Play easy, And more than anything else, Play Cool-ly (like my childhood buddy Chetan and I used to build partnerships and win matches with the simple mantra ‘’Play Cool-ly.’’)

Not just Year 2020,nor romance,nor Business,nor Life in itself certainly isn’t Twenty 20, But a Unlimited Test match. You have to play a long innings to Win it, just like RAHUL DRAVID.!!

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